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Production Companies
RAI Cinema
Medusa Film
BiBi Film
The Illusion (L'abbaglio)
Overview
1860. Giuseppe Garibaldi began from Quarto the adventure of the Thousand surrounded by the enthusiasm of the young idealists who had come from all regions of Italy, and with his loyal group of officers, among whom a new profile stands out, that of Palermo Colonel Vincenzo Giordano Orsini. Among the many militiamen recruited were two Sicilians, Domenico Tricò, a farmer who had emigrated to the North, and Rosario Spitale, an illusionist. Having landed in Sicily, at Marsala, the Thousand begin fighting with the Bourbon army, whose numerical preponderance is immediately evident. Under these conditions, it appears almost impossible for the general to breach the enemy defense and penetrate Palermo. But when he is almost forced to retreat, Garibaldi devises an ingenious plan.
Key Crew
Producer: Attilio De Razza, Paolo Del Brocco, Giampaolo Letta, Angelo Barbagallo
Director: Roberto Andò
Director of Photography: Maurizio Calvesi
Screenplay: Massimo Gaudioso, Roberto Andò, Ugo Chiti
Story: Massimo Gaudioso, Roberto Andò, Ugo Chiti
Top Cast
Toni Servillo
Vincenzo Giordano Orsini
Salvatore Ficarra
Domenico Tricò
Valentino Picone
Rosario Spitale
Tommaso Ragno
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giulia Andò
Assuntina
Pascal Greggory
Jean Luc Von Mechel
Leonardo Maltese
Ragusìn
Andrea Gherpelli
Veterano Bergamasco
